Meanings
vesta1
Vesta2
- Romanhuman sciencesThe virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia.
- A female given name from Latin in occasional use.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe fourth asteroid discovered, and second largest, (4) Vesta.
Origin
vesta · noun
Named after Vesta, the Roman goddess of fire and the hearth.
Full word history & related roots →Vesta · proper noun
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂wes-
- LatinVesta
- Middle EnglishVesta
- EnglishVesta
From Middle English Vesta, from Latin Vesta, related to Ancient Greek ἑστία (hestía, “to dwell”) and Ἑστία (Hestía, “Hestia”), all from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-; see also Old High German and Old English wesan (“to be”), Gothic wisan, Sanskrit वसति (vasati, “abide dwell”). Vesta itself came to mean chaste, pure, or virgin, based from this goddess.
More words from Middle English, Latin, Proto-Indo-European
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic فِسْتَا, فِيسْتَا
- فِسْتَا (fistā)Roman goddess
- فِيسْتَا (fīstā)asteroid
Chinese Mandarin 維斯塔 /维斯塔, 灶神星
- 維斯塔 /维斯塔 (Wéisītǎ)Roman goddess
- 灶神星 (Zàoshénxīng)asteroid
- 維斯塔 /维斯塔 (Wéisītǎ)asteroid
Dutch Vesta
- VestaRoman goddess
Esperanto Vesto, Vesto
- VestoRoman goddess
- Vestoasteroid
Finnish Vesta, Vesta
- VestaRoman goddess
- Vestaasteroid
French Vesta, Vesta
- VestaRoman goddess
- Vestaasteroid
Greek Βέστα, Εστία
- Βέστα (Vésta)Roman goddess
- Εστία (Estía)asteroid
Hindi वेस्टा
- वेस्टा (vesṭā)Roman goddess
Irish Veiste
- VeisteRoman goddess
Japanese ウェスタ, ヴェスタ
- ウェスタ (Wesuta)Roman goddess
- ヴェスタ (Vesuta)Roman goddess
- ベスタ (Besuta)asteroid
Korean 베스타, 베스타
- 베스타 (Beseuta)Roman goddess
- 베스타 (Beseuta)asteroid
Polish Westa, Westa
- WestaRoman goddess
- Westaasteroid
Portuguese Vesta
- VestaRoman goddess
Russian Ве́ста, Ве́ста
- Ве́ста (Vésta)Roman goddess
- Ве́ста (Vésta)asteroid
Spanish Vesta
- Vestaasteroid
Swahili Vesta, Vesta
- VestaRoman goddess
- Vestaasteroid
Vietnamese Vesta, sao Táo Thần
- Vestaasteroid
- sao Táo Thầnasteroid
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with vesta
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
vesta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vesta
“vesta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vesta. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vesta,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vesta.
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